Comments on: We’re actually glad that Glenn McGrath took some wickets

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 02 May 2008 16:17:39 +0000

I generally find my eyes straying towards the economy rates rather than the wickets column. It’s often likely to be counter productive to get rid of, say, Ponting or Dravid to then allow Symonds or Yurav to come to the crease… A fielding team would always be happier with 150/2 than 220/8. Seems there’s as much tactic is actively trying *not* to get some test hugging batman out, without it being “not cricket”

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 01 May 2008 18:06:24 +0000

I like seeing quality bowling rewarded with wickets, but I’m rather uncomfortable with the Aussies still dominating everyone else. Even the ones I’ve never heard of, like Shaun Marsh, are at it.

By: sasha

sasha — Thu, 01 May 2008 12:02:44 +0000

My favourite grumpy McGrath moment has to be the first final of the CB series last year. Dropped catches, failed run outs, talking to himself and getting whacked upside the head thanks to Hodge, plus it was his birthday.

There was an epic amount of teapotting.

By: King Cricket

King Cricket — Thu, 01 May 2008 11:53:18 +0000

Score.

We don’t even start with the same letter.

By: Mahinda

Mahinda — Thu, 01 May 2008 11:46:43 +0000

Gaaah! I forgot to write my whole reason for posting.

A few minutes ago, I decided to start my lunch break by checking into Cricinfo. So I opened a new tab and typed in the address…only to find myself here instead, quite by accident.

Have you been engaging in some subliminal advertising, KC?

By: Mahinda

Mahinda — Thu, 01 May 2008 11:44:08 +0000

Same here — I find that I just cannot hate McGrath any more. All his “5-0″ Ashes predictions (okay, so he finally got one right), his posturing, his angry teapot impersonations…it just carries something of the pantomime villain nowadays, a boogeyman behind the door.

It’s kind of the same with Warne, too.

I really really hope that that doesn’t happen with my feelings towards Messrs. Hayden, Kallils and Symonds.

By: King Cricket

King Cricket — Thu, 01 May 2008 11:08:15 +0000

Shh!

By: jrod

jrod — Thu, 01 May 2008 11:07:16 +0000

Lalit Modi be knocking on your door looking for that photo soon enough.

By: Ceci

Ceci — Thu, 01 May 2008 09:57:19 +0000

There is no-one who comes close to McGrath for teapotting with extreme style

By: Suave

Suave — Thu, 01 May 2008 09:39:31 +0000

Now he’s not threatening THe England bowlers in every ashes series I’ve ever seen,

His angry mutterings when he’s been hit, no longer make me want to smash the telly.

His miserliness doesn’t make me want to throw my bat at his head.

I love him!

And Asif is like a young version of him. That worries me slightly, cos we’ll have to put up with him for a while yet, but it’s only Pakistan, and they don’t seem to have a ruthless bone in their bodies.